Caught in the Rain by lotrfanfreak
Chapter One: A Father’s Grave
Lariena stood before the pyre in which her father was laid upon just moments ago. Her father, King Aragorn Elessar II of the House of Telcontar and the Reunified Lands, died the night before the last. The physicians of Minas Tirith said that it was from old age. Lariena looked upon her father whose beard was now grey and met with his mustache. Her mother, who stood next to her, was weeping from the inside, and showed a face of weariness on the outside.
“You may all give your last respects to this much-loved king,” the undertaker said, bowing his head, and then walking away. The Steward of Gondor, Fararmir, and his wife, Lady Eowyn, the Lady of Ithilien, walked toward the pyre and paid their last respects, as did King Eomer and his wife Queen Lothiriel. But, the Royal Family stayed.
On the other side of Lariena stood her older brother by seven years, twenty-six year old Eldarion Telcontar. He wore his Gondorian armor and upon his brow sat a newly-made crown, and in the middle of it sat the stone of Elessar.
Lariena’s raven gown began to ruffle in the wind that formed from the coming storm that settled around the mountain peaks of Anarion. Eldarion began to walk back towards the company of guards with his mother, but Lariena did not follow. A light sprinkle of rain began to fall, then gradually moved into a heavy pour. The guards had already set the pyre on fire, the corpse of the King beginning to turn to ashes.
Lariena stood in the rain, tears falling from her soft, forest green eyes. She looked up at the sky, her golden-blonde hair blowing in the wind.
“Why?” she whispered. “Why?” she screamed at the top of her lungs.
Lariena fell to her knees and began to hit the ground. She felt unconsiousness come upon her, then two strong arms began to wrap around her and a warm cloak was wrapped around her. She remembered no more.
A/N: Sorry if this chapter was a bit short, but remember, Read and Review! BTW, this is a Legolas/OC pairing, Post/RotK!
16 Comments
Can’t wait until you add the next chapter! Sounds good so far!
well. this should be interesting. who could the two strong arms belong to? who wrapped her in the cloak? c’mon, i’m dyin here!
You aren’t seriously pairing Legolas with Aragorns daughter are you?
I am intrigued. I’d love to see how this one turns out!
Oh, this looks like it’s going to be a good story! More soon.
sniff its so sad. Why did Aragorn have to die? poor Lariena?!
OMG!!! awesome beginning!!! write more fast please i want to know what happens!!!!
*chelsea*
good for a really short fanfic…i bet the later stuff will be good!
I liked it. Please write more!
MORE!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!! i am gonna go flippin out of my mind if i dont find out what happens!!!!! lol. no pressure tho….. hehehe….. no honestly i would love to read more right this instant but i can understand if it takes a little while….. 🙂
Nice. That definately caught mz attention. Keep writing 🙂
The story is quite fluent. I can’t wait for the next chapters!
this is a very good begining! i liekd it. Is there goingto be a continuation to the story? i hope so. Your use of vocab is tres bonne!
A very good beginning, and I look forward to how this progresses! Sorry that it began with the funeral of Aragorn.
Please think about adding more!
I like the way this is written, but you obviously do not know Middle Earth history. I would strongly suggest you research before writing. Aragorn did not die until year 120 of the Fourth Age. He outlived Eomer and Lothiriel, Faramir and Eowyn. He also did NOT die of old age. He willingly gave up his life though Arwen pleaded with him to stay longer. Please read the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen in ROTK. I think that will help you get a better grasp of the history and make the story more believable. All you really need to do is add that he gave up his life (she still doesn’t have to accept it) and use the present king of Rohan and Steward (though I don’t think they could have arrived from Rohan that quickly unless they were all ready there.)
I’m still reading.
NiRi
HEY! THere is only one chapter! UPDATE PLEASE!